How to view DNS in Windows 11

DNS (Domain Name System) is a naming system used to identify computers, services, and other entities accessible to the Internet. It is a protocol for mapping web addresses or URLs to IP addresses. Humans are unable to remember all the numerical addresses on a website. Website URLs were included in the image to keep it simple and human-readable. This is when DNS comes in handy. Convert human-readable domain addresses to numeric IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. For example, thegeekpage.com will map to the IPv4 address of 172.66.43.103 and the IPv6 address of 2606: 4700: 3108 :: ac42: 2899. Now let’s see what are the ways to verify DNS addresses in Windows 11.

Method 1: using the command prompt

Step 1: Press Win + R keys guy cmdand click OK.

Step 2: At the command prompt, type the following command and hit Get into.

ipconfig /all

Step 3: Check the command output to find out the DNS server address.

Method 2: Use PowerShell

Step 1: Press Win + R keys guy Potencia Shell and click OK.

Step 2: In PowerShell, type the following command and hit Get into.

Get-DnsClientServerAddress

Step 3: Check the result for DNS server addresses.

Method 3: using the Ethernet / Wifi settings

Step 1: Press Win + R keys guy ms-settings: red-ethernet and click OK.

Note: if you are connected via Wifi, use the command ms-settings: red-wifi.

Step 2: In the Ethernet settings, check the DNS server address.

Method 4: using network connection details

Step 1: Press Win + R keys guy ms-settings: red and click OK.

Step 2: go to Advanced network settings in Network and Internet settings.

Step 3: select More network adapter options in Advanced Network Settings.

Step 4: Select the adapter that the Internet is connected to in the Network Connections window, then click View the status of this connection.

Note: If you are connected via Wi-Fi, select Wi-Fi Adapter.

Step 5: In the status window, click the Details button.

Step 6: In the Network Connection Details window, check the DNS server address.

That is all!! Hope you can find the DNS address of your system. If you have any issues, please comment and let us know. We will be delighted to help you. Thank you for reading.